{"id":21,"date":"2024-04-15T02:47:14","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/?p=21"},"modified":"2024-04-22T05:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-22T05:49:23","slug":"justification","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/justification\/","title":{"rendered":"Justification"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/Justification-2024-04-22-014416-1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><br><br><br><strong>Justification<\/strong><br><br>Everyone has reasons<br>For doing what they do<br>I've thought about the causes<br>And listed here a few.<br><br>Survival is an often guide<br>To put one on one's way<br>Passion is another side<br>To make or break the day.<br><br>Some are guided by their fear<br>Especially those with no belief<br>Many struggle off and on<br>To never find relief.<br><br>Some are guided by their hope<br>Of better things to come<br>Like sharing with another<br>Each and every crumb.<br><br>The mysteries of another's mind<br>Not easy to discern.<br>It's often colored by the past<br>And hurts that still do burn.<br><br>So it is we fool ourselves<br>That we are in control<br>There are those who seem to be,<br>And those who won't unroll.<br><br>I am not one to suggest<br>That anyone should change.<br>I cannot deny I'm blessed<br>In any free exchange.<br><br>Yet I am not as I would choose<br>If given half a chance,<br>But half is less than I often get<br>In such games as romance.<br><br>Thus it is I stand alone<br>Still, eternally -<br>Awaiting still a dream of two<br>While that may never be.<br><br>A wish that lacks such substance<br>That I may be a fool.<br>Though pestered with reluctance<br>I still dive in the pool.<br><br>Anticipating shivered pain<br>Of water that is cold<br>I name my motivation<br>Before I am paroled.<br><br>Which is, to wit, the sharing<br>Of all that might be true;<br>Desire and the caring<br>That out of time, we knew.<br><br>4-14-2024 <br>by Sagefairy<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>JustificationEveryone has reasonsFor doing what they doI&#8217;ve thought about the causesAnd listed here a few.Survival is an often guideTo put one on one&#8217;s wayPassion is another sideTo make or break the day.Some are guided by their fearEspecially those with no beliefMany struggle off and onTo never find relief.Some are guided by their hopeOf better things&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/justification\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Justification<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42,"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21\/revisions\/42"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sage2l.com\/poetry\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}